Plasma Kynurenine to Tryptophan Ratio Is Negatively Associated with Linear Growth of Children Living in a Slum of Bangladesh: Results from a Community-Based Intervention Study
Abstract. Chronic exposure to infectious agents results in environmental enteric dysfunction—a significant contributor to childhood stunting. Low plasma tryptophan (TRP), increased kynurenine (KYN), and KYN–TRP (KT) ratio are associated with infections and chronic immune activation. We postulated that both these condit...